[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

 

Final Funding Preferences for Scholarships for Disadvantaged 
Students

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces 
the final funding preferences for fiscal year (FY) 1994 for the 
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program authorized under 
the authority of section 737 of the Public Health Service Act (the 
Act), title VII, Part B, as amended by the Health Professions Education 
Extension Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-408, dated October 13, 1992.

Purpose

    The SDS program is a program of grants to health professions and 
nursing schools for the purpose of assisting such schools in providing 
scholarships to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who are 
enrolled (or accepted for enrollment) as full-time students in the 
schools, as well as to undergraduate students who have demonstrated a 
commitment to pursuing a career in health professions.

Statutory Preference

    The law requires that in providing SDS scholarships, the school 
give preference to students who are from disadvantaged backgrounds and 
for whom the cost of attending an SDS school would constitute a severe 
financial hardship. Severe financial hardship will be determined by the 
school in accordance with standard need analysis procedures prescribed 
by the Department of Education for its Federal student aid programs.

Final Funding Preference

    A proposed funding preference was published in the Federal Register 
on June 20, 1994, at 59 FR 31643, for public comment. Three comments 
were received during the 30-day comment period which were in support of 
the proposed funding preference. One commentor called attention to 
congressional report language which directs the Department to give 
highest priority, among allied health applicants, to dental hygiene 
programs.
    In accord with the Congress' directive, the final funding 
preference will be revised as follows:
    For fiscal year 1994, among allied health schools or programs, 
preference will be given to the following baccalaureate and graduate 
programs: dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology, occupational 
therapy, physical therapy and radiologic technology. The priority for 
dental hygiene will be implemented by taking the total funds allocated 
to the allied health disciplines in the initial allocation and 
recalculating this part of the allocation. Dental hygiene schools will 
receive double credit for their disadvantaged enrollments in the 
reallocation of the allied health funds.

Additional Information

    Programmatic questions should be directed to: Mr. Bruce Baggett, 
Chief, Student and Institutional Support Branch, Division of Student 
Assistance, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 8-34, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-4776, FAX: (301) 594-
6911.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for the 
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program is 93.925. This program 
is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, 
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (as implemented through 45 
CFR part 100).
    This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting 
Requirements.

    Dated: August 23, 1994.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-21291 Filed 8-29-94; 8:45 am]
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